Big Dig, Big Problems

Oct 30, 2009

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Yesterday's cave in of Boston's Big Dig is far from the first problem to plague the massive public works project (but it is, by far, the most tragic). The most expensive highway project in US history has been hampered by engineering setbacks since well before the tunnels opened to traffic—at one point, Boston newspapers reported more than 500 leaks along one critical artery. Read our analysis, here.—Benjamin Chertoff

The Big Leak: In 2004, newspapers reported more than 500 leaks in a section of Boston's Big Dig. Tragically, problems with the tunnel persist.